List of kings of Jordan
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| Incumbent: Abdullah II |
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| Style: | His Majesty |
| First monarch: | Abdullah I |
| Formation: | 1921 |
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The Jordanian monarchy was set up in 1921, with help of the British. The sons of Sherif Hussein ibn Ali were set up as kings of Iraq and Jordan. In Jordan, Abdullah I was made Emir of Transjordan, a post he held from 11 April 1921 until Transjordan was granted independence on 25 May 1946 as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. Abdullah was crowned the country's first king. The country's name was shortened to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 3 April 1949.
The Hashemite Dynasty originates in the Hejaz and is actually alien to Jordan, but it continues to rule Jordan with general popular support.
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[edit] Hashemite Dynasty of Jordan (1921-Present)
[edit] Emirate of Transjordan
| Name | Born-Died | Emir from | Emir until | Years of reign |
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| Abdullah | 1882 - 1951 | 1921 | 1946 | 25 years |
[edit] Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan/Jordan
| Name | Born-Died | King from | King until | Years of reign |
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| King Abdullah I | 1882 - 1951 | 25 May 1946 | 20 July 1951 (assassinated) | 4 years |
| King Talal | 1909 - 1972 | 20 July 1951 | 11 August 1952 (abdicated) | 1 year |
| King Hussein | 1935 - 1999 | 11 August 1952 | 7 February 1999 | 46 years |
| King Abdullah II | 1962 - | 7 February 1999 | Present | 10 years |
